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Chapter 14
The Origin of Species
PowerPoint Lectures for
Biology: Concepts & Connections, Sixth Edition
Campbell, Reece, Taylor, Simon, and Dickey
Lecture by Joan Sharp
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Introduction: The Rise and Fall of Cichlids
 A species can be defined as a group of organisms
whose members can breed and produce fertile
offspring, but who do not produce fertile offspring
with members of other groups
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14.1 The origin of species is the source of
biological diversity
 Speciation is the emergence of new species
 Every time speciation occurs, the diversity of life
increases
 The many millions of species on Earth have all
arisen from an ancestral life form that lived around
3.6 billion years ago
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CONCEPTS OF SPECIES
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 Taxonomy is the branch of biology that names and
classifies species and groups them into broader
categories
 Carolus Linnaeus developed the binomial system of
naming organisms using physical characteristics to
distinguish over 11,000 species
 Similarities between some species and variation
within species can make defining species difficult
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The biological species concept defines a species
as a population or group of populations whose
members have the potential to interbreed in nature
and produce fertile offspring
 Reproductive isolation prevents gene flow and
maintains separate species
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The morphological species concept classifies
organisms based on observable phenotypic traits
 It can be applied to asexual organisms, fossils, and
in cases when we donít know about possible
interbreeding
 There is some subjectivity in deciding which traits to
use
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The ecological species concept defines a species
by its ecological role or niche
– Consider the cichlids, which are similar in appearance
but feed at different depths in the lake
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14.2 There are several ways to define a species
 The phylogenetic species concept defines a
species as a set of organisms representing a specific
evolutionary lineage
– Morphological or DNA similarities or differences can be
used to define a species
– Defining the amount of difference required to
distinguish separate species is a problem
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14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 Reproductive barriers serve to isolate a species
gene pool and prevent interbreeding
 Reproductive barriers are categorized as prezygotic
or postzygotic, depending on whether they function
before or after zygotes form
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14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 Prezygotic Barriers
– Prezygotic barriers prevent mating or fertilization
between species
– In temporal isolation, two species breed at different
times (seasons, times of day, years)
– In habitat isolation, two species live in the same
general area but not in the same kind of place
Video: Blue-footed Boobies Courtship Ritual
Video: Albatross Courtship Ritual
Video: Giraffe Courtship Ritual
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14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 Prezygotic Barriers
– In behavioral isolation, there is little or no sexual
attraction between species, due to specific behaviors
– In mechanical isolation, female and male sex organs
are not compatible
– In gametic isolation, female and male gametes are not
compatible
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14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 Postzygotic Barriers
– Postzygotic barriers operate after hybrid zygotes are
formed
– In reduced hybrid viability, most hybrid offspring do not
survive
– In reduced hybrid fertility, hybrid offspring are vigorous but
sterile
– In hybrid breakdown, the first-generation hybrids are
viable and fertile, but the offspring of the hybrids are
feeble or sterile
– The process of speciation depends on whether
reproductive barriers prevent gene flow between
populations
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14.3 Reproductive barriers keep species separate
 If two related species live in the same area, would
natural selection favor the evolution of prezygotic or
postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanisms?
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MECHANISMS
OF SPECIATION
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14.4 In allopatric speciation, geographic isolation
leads to speciation
 In allopatric speciation, populations of the same
species are geographically separated, separating
their gene pools
 Changes in the allele frequencies of each population
may be caused by natural selection, genetic
drift, and mutation, unaffected by gene flow from
other populations
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14.4 In allopatric speciation, geographic isolation
leads to speciation
 Gene flow between populations is initially prevented
by a geographic barrier
– The Grand Canyon and Colorado River separate two
species of antelope squirrels
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A. harrisi
South
A. leucurus
North
14.4 In allopatric speciation, geographic isolation
leads to speciation
 Likelihood of allopatric speciation increases when
a population is small and isolated
– A small population may have a different gene pool
due to the founder effect
– Genetic drift and natural selection may have a
greater effect in a small population in a new habitat
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14.5 In sympatric speciation, speciation takes
place without geographic isolation
 In sympatric speciation, new species may arise
within the same geographic area as a parent
species
 Gene flow between populations may be reduced
by factors such as polyploidy, habitat
differentiation, or sexual selection
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14.5 In sympatric speciation, speciation takes
place without geographic isolation
 Many plant species have evolved by polyploidy,
the multiplication of the chromosome number due
to errors in cell division
 A tetraploid (4n) plant can arise from a diploid
parent
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1
Parent species
2n = 6
Tetraploid
cells
4n = 12
2
1
Parent species
2n = 6
Tetraploid
cells
4n = 12
Diploid
gametes
2n = 6
3
2
1
Parent species
2n = 6
Selffertilization
Tetraploid
cells
4n = 12
Diploid
gametes
2n = 6
Viable, fertile
tetraploid
species
4n = 12
14.5 In sympatric speciation, speciation takes
place without geographic isolation
 Most polyploids arise from hybridization of two
different species
 Haploid gametes from two different species
combine to produce a sterile hybrid
– Why is the hybrid sterile? How can it reproduce?
 Chromosome duplications may produce a fertile
polyploid species
– What is the chromosome number of the new species
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Species A
2n = 4
Species B
2n = 6
Gamete
n=2
Gamete
n=3
Chromosomes not
homologous
(cannot pair)
1
Species A
2n = 4
2
Gamete
n=2
Sterile hybrid
n=5
Species B
2n = 6
Gamete
n=3
Chromosomes not
homologous
(cannot pair)
1
Species A
2n = 4
2
3
Gamete
n=2
Sterile hybrid
n=5
Species B
2n = 6
Gamete
n=3
Viable, fertile
hybrid species
2n = 10
14.5 In sympatric speciation, speciation takes
place without geographic isolation
 Sympatric speciation in animals more commonly
occurs through habitat differentiation and sexual
selection
– Remember the cichlids in Lake Victoria!
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14.7 Reproductive barriers may evolve as
populations diverge
 How do reproductive barriers arise?
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Initial sample
of fruit flies
Starch medium
Maltose medium
Female
Starch Maltose
22
9
8
20
Results
Mating frequencies
in experimental groups
Female
Population Population
#1
#2
Male
Pop#2 Pop#1
Maltose Starch
Male
Mating experiments
18
15
12
15
Mating frequencies
in starch control groups
14.8 Hybrid zones provide opportunities to study
reproductive isolation
 What happens when isolated populations renew
contact?
 In hybrid zones, members of different species
meet and mate to produce hybrid offspring
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New
species
Ancestral
species
1
3
Hybrid
zone
2
4
Gene
flow
Gene flow
Population
(five individuals Barrier to
gene flow
are shown)
Hybrid
Reinforcement
Fusion
Stability
Allopatric
populations
Sympatric
populations
Male
collared
flycatcher
Male
pied
flycatcher
Pied flycatcher from
allopatric population
Pied flycatcher from
sympatric population
14.8 Hybrid zones provide opportunities to study
reproductive isolation
 What may happen in a hybrid zone?
 Reinforcement: If hybrids are less fit than parent
species, natural selection strengthens reproductive
barriers
 Fusion: Weak reproductive barriers between the
two species, with considerable gene flow, reverses
speciation and two species become one again
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14.8 Hybrid zones provide opportunities to study
reproductive isolation
 Stability: Many hybrid zones are stable,
continuing to produce hybrids; this allows some
gene flow between populations, but each species
maintains its own integrity
– Which of these three outcomes—reinforcement,
fusion, or stability—is happening to the Pundamilia
species of cichlids in Lake Victoria?
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14.10 Adaptive radiation may occur when new
opportunities arise
 In adaptive radiation, many diverse species
evolve from a common ancestor
 Adaptive radiations occur
– When a few organisms colonize new unexploited
areas
– After a mass extinction
 Adaptive radiations are linked to new
opportunities: lack of competitors, varying habitats
and food sources, evolution of new structures
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14.11 Speciation may occur rapidly or slowly
 What is the total length of time between speciation
events (between formation of a species and
subsequent divergence of that species)?
– In a survey of 84 groups of plants and animals, the
time ranged from 4,000 to 40 million years
– Overall, the time between speciation events averaged
6.5 million years and rarely took less than 50,000
years
Animation: Macroevolution
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Time
Time
Zygote
Gametes Prezygotic barriers
• Temporal isolation
• Habitat isolation
• Behavioral isolation
• Mechanical isolation
• Gametic isolation
Postzygotic barriers
• Reduced hybrid
viability
• Reduced hybrid
fertility
• Hybrid breakdown
Viable,
fertile
offspring
a.
b.
Species
may interbreed
in
a.
outcome may be
b.
d.
c.
when
when
when
reproductive
barriers
are
are
e.
f.
keeps
species
separate
and
speciation
reversed
a few
hybrids
continue to
be produced
You should now be able to
1. Explain how the diverse assemblage of cichlid
species evolved in Lake Victoria; explain why
many of these species no longer exist
2. Compare the definitions, advantages, and
disadvantages of the different species concepts
3. Describe five types of prezygotic barriers and
three types of postzygotic barriers that prevent
populations belonging to closely related species
from interbreeding
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You should now be able to
4. Explain how geographical processes can
fragment populations and lead to speciation
5. Explain how sympatric speciation can occur,
noting examples in plants and animals
6. Explain why polyploidy is important to modern
agriculture; explain how modern wheat evolved
7. Explain how reproductive barriers might evolve in
isolated populations of organisms
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You should now be able to
8. Explain how hybrid zones are useful in the study of
reproductive isolation
9. Explain the conditions that can lead to adaptive
radiation
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